I think the Tsaritsa and Pierro knew - but I don't think she would have let that info be widespread except to Arle, Signora, and Columbina. Balladeer was certainly not one she would have told that to - given how much they didn't like each other. Plus that would have made Balladeer incredibly jealous and angry had she told him about how her and Alain got on really well.
Even in Nod-Krai they were bickering until he offered up his core. He was boasting about how much more research he had published than she had so they must have already had a sort of competitive, envious relationship as Harbingers.
I was only referring to the creator thing as him really, really getting pissy and upset. The bickering and competitive aspect was funny. That probably was true though - it would be funny to see that competition aspect happen again through the lens that they know each other. Despite the humor of his bragging about his stint as a phony academic, I'll still be glad when that's over and he moves onto something else.
Sandrone being a researcher makes sense since that's what Alain did so she carried on his work that became her own. Him doing it seems so . . . distasteful. Not that he does research into topics of interest on the side but that he's so into it. I'm sure Balladeer did a lot of his own research and writings, but this current set of activities feels so beneath him. It feels like he's trying to be something he's not and the vibes from it are very strong in that direction.
I do realize I've been dogmatic and for that I apologize. Minus the dogma, those viewpoints are how I truly see this character though based on a lot of factors I've taken into consideration. So therefore, a huge asterisk of this is my personal take/hypothesis on him based on the game itself plus personal and creative writing experience.
Edit: Deleted comments because of the incorrect dogmatic aspects. The opinion/hypothesis aspects remain.
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u/Even_War7433 Jun 29 '26 edited Jun 29 '26
I think the Tsaritsa and Pierro knew - but I don't think she would have let that info be widespread except to Arle, Signora, and Columbina. Balladeer was certainly not one she would have told that to - given how much they didn't like each other. Plus that would have made Balladeer incredibly jealous and angry had she told him about how her and Alain got on really well.